A pre-Broadway run of the new musical about The Temptations is playing in Toronto
The latest show to play Toronto before transferring to Broadway, Ain’t Too Proud at the Princess of Wales Theatre is the story of The Temptations, one of the first and best known “crossover” groups in American music. The appetite for jukebox musicals is apparently never going to diminish, and though the writing is workmanlike, Ain’t Too Proud as a musical does what The Temptations themselves did: make bright, easy to enjoy, reasonably talented music on schedule.
Sarah DeLappe’s stunning debut play takes the stage … er … soccer pitch in Toronto
The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, shortlisted for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, features a demographic who has a very hard time being taken seriously while facing ultra-serious pressures: teenage girls. This teen girl squad is a highly-competitive soccer team, vying for the eye of university scouts while navigating their complicated interpersonal relationships and their place in the world. DeLappe’s adept hand with this complex world makes it hard to believe this is her first play, and its critical reception is justified. This production, by The Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre, brims with vitality, humour, and heart; it’s one of the best shows I’ve seen in some time.
Pearle Harbour’s variety show meets self-help seminar is now on stage at Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille
Are you ready to feel safe? To feel loved? To feel happy? Come on up to Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua at Theatre Passe Muraille and feel great, for 80 minutes. And smile every time you think about it afterwards.
The show is a combination of the best an old-time revival meeting, a self-help seminar, and a variety show. You might ask ‘does Pearle Harbour really make every single person in the audience feel as if she loves you?’ You betcha! Except when, every now and again, the ‘mask’ slips and you might wonder, just a tiny little bit, if she really does. Continue reading Review: Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua (Theatre Passe Muraille)→
A dark play about the impact of technology on human relationships is now on stage in Toronto
The Nether, playing at Coal Mine Theatre, is the first joint production between Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre. I hope it’s not the last. It’s an exceptional production, a study in contrasts. Given that Jennifer Haley is a playwright whose work “delves into ethics in virtual reality and the impact of technology on our human relationships, identity, and desire” it’s no surprise that the play leaves us asking ourselves some tough questions.
Live theatre shows in Toronto with ticket prices of $25 or less, playing the week of October 8th, 2018. All of these shows are perfect for the budget-conscious theatre enthusiast, so check out Toronto’s theatre scene without breaking the bank!
Shows that Caught Our Eye in Toronto for the Week of October 8th, 2018
As always MoT is here with fabulous suggestions for the theatre-goer in you! Summer is over, and the Toronto theatre scene has plenty of offerings to take your mind off the fact that fall is here!
A site-specific promenade performance at Toronto’s Fort York is an interactive history lesson
One of the performers in Talking Treaties Spectacle, “a mobile performance artfully sharing Indigenous knowledge and history” presented by Jumblies Theatre at Historic Fort York, reveals that he used to think that treaties were large, ornate gilded papers preserved in books, argued over by lawyers from both sides and fairly agreed on by everyone. This turns out to be anything but the truth: treaties have often been unequal, deceptive, neglected, and even misplaced.
A pre-Broadway run of the new musical about The Temptations is playing in Toronto
Alexander Williams’ adaptation of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is now playing in Toronto
Sarah DeLappe’s stunning debut play takes the stage … er … soccer pitch in Toronto
Pearle Harbour’s variety show meets self-help seminar is now on stage at Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille
A dark play about the impact of technology on human relationships is now on stage in Toronto
Vignettes about Mayan womanhood take the stage in Toronto as part of the 2018 RUTAS Festival
A site-specific promenade performance at Toronto’s Fort York is an interactive history lesson